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The Foolish Bottom Line

The opportunity in solar is huge for First Solar, but the company runs the risk of being an onlooker as new technology takes over the industry.

By Travis Hoium – Apr 19, 2013 at 11:08AM EST

The opportunity in solar is huge for First Solar, but the company runs the risk of being an onlooker as new technology takes over the industry. The stock looks like a value now, but it'll be a value trap if management can't find ways to unlock the industry's potential by improving technology and growing the systems business.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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NASDAQ: FSLR
$192.82
(-3.42%)-$6.83

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